[dntbnmpls]

Oh "values". This meaningless buzzword has creeped into every facet of modern life. From politicians and their "western values" to CEOs and their "values" to baseball teams and their "values", everyone uses "values" to justify their evil or to defend or excuse their evil. And of course there is the "alignment" of "values".

Oh, stealing signs doesn't align with your team's values. We benefited from it greatly for years, but it doesn't align with our values since we got caught.

It's like an amoral organization's PR version of "my mamma taught me better than that". Some juvenile delinquent gets caught stealing from the store and he says, "I don't know why I did that. That's not me, that's not who I am, I'm not a thief. My momma taught me better than that." If he incorporated himself, he could've said, his actions did not align with his values. Problem solved.

[CPLX]

I disagree, I think “values” is a great word that has a clear meaning. It‘s a statement of what things you consider more important than others.

The problem you’re outlining here is that people often use the word while lying.

[rat9988]

This is due to the word meaning having multiple meanings.. Example:

"The values we all shares are fundamental"

We all know the meaning of the word values used in this sentence. we don't know it means what in this context, though. Am i talking about freedom? Equality? Somehing else?

[_8j50]

I guess you're more of a fields person.